Proof of ownership
eBay is asking me for personal documents. And so far so good, that’s normal, fair, and understandable.
But if I don’t have proof of ownership because it was a gift that I want to get rid of, what do I do? Am I screwed?
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eBay is asking me for personal documents. And so far so good, that’s normal, fair, and understandable.
But if I don’t have proof of ownership because it was a gift that I want to get rid of, what do I do? Am I screwed?
sika700
·3 years agoThe answer is simple: unfortunately, yes!
Best regards.
heavenwelkin
·3 years agoGood morning alemia84
When you start selling with a new private account on eBay, you have to start "from the bottom" with a few items, preferably used and not too high in value.
If a new account comes out with a whole series of very in-demand items, maybe high-value ones, probably new with stock photos, or a series of jewelry, watches, bracelets, precious stones, that’s when the algorithm raises the alarm and sends a report to eBay.
If eBay asks you for the provenance of the goods, I assume they want to make sure that "they are not stolen goods".
If you cannot prove in any way that the goods you are selling on eBay come from reliable sources, you can do nothing but let it go and put up for sale something whose legitimate origin you can certify.
Sorry, don’t take it personally, no one wants to accuse anyone, but these are the site’s rules.
Best regards.
marioelegio
·3 years agoThey’re probably asking you for purchase invoices because they suspect activity that doesn’t comply with a private account (it definitely isn’t about this one that was opened yesterday).
Ebay has monitoring algorithms and, as all platforms do by law, it reports transactions to the tax authority, which has its own limits. Some people say they know these limits, but officially they’ve never been made public.
hi
mario